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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
abrupt
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
Aksiutka
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
Almost
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
army
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
bed
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
breath
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
breathing
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
cattle
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
court
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
delivered
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
door
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
drafted
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
Egor
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
entered
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
evening
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
exertion
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
girl
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
heavily
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
Ilia
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
Illitch
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
immediately
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From this reading Our lady has sent me to tell you to come up to the court immediately.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
lady
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
late
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
manner
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our lady has sent me to tell you to come up to the court immediately.”
medicine
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
mentioned
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
message
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
Mikhailovitch
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
mistress
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
once
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
ordered
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
others
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
out
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
Polikey
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
preparing
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
room
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
rushed
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
said
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
see
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
sent
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From this reading Our lady has sent me to tell you to come up to the court immediately.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
sitting
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
some
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
son
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
soon
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From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
superintendent
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From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
table
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our lady has sent me to tell you to come up to the court immediately.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
thrown
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
up
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From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as Aksiutka had delivered her message she left the room in the same abrupt manner in which she had entered.
wide
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Almost out of breath, she said: “My mistress has ordered you, Polikey _Illitch_ [son of Ilia], to come up to the court at once!”
young
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From this reading One evening Polikey was sitting on his bed beside the table, preparing some medicine for the cattle, when suddenly the door was thrown wide open, and Aksiutka, a young girl from the court, rushed in.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The girl was standing and still breathing heavily from her late exertion as she continued: “Egor Mikhailovitch, the superintendent, has been to see our lady about having you drafted into the army, and, Polikey Illitch, your name was mentioned among others.
